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Below is a list of media releases sent out by the staff and programs at the Haldimand-Norfolk Unit.
On March 30, 2021, several members of the Haldimand-Norfolk Board of Health – including Chair, Mayor Kristal Chopp – met with Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Williams, and representatives from the Ministry of Health. While the nature of the meeting is confidential – the Board of Health would like the community to know that […]
In an effort to ensure anyone who wants a COVID-19 vaccination receives one, the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit is asking anyone 80 years of age or older, as well as high-risk healthcare workers, who do not have a family physician in Haldimand or Norfolk or who do not have a family physician at all to call […]
Norfolk General Hospital and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit have completed the first round of vaccinations for area long-term care residents and staff. Health Unit nurses, members of the Delhi and Haldimand Family Health Teams, and paramedics from both Haldimand and Norfolk delivered the vaccinations as part of the first phase of the region’s vaccination […]
Norfolk General Hospital and the Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit have received the first shipment of the Health Canada-approved Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. According to the prioritization framework determined by the province, vaccinations will first be provided to those most at risk: residents of long-term care facilities and health care providers who are working in higher risk settings. […]
January 2, 2021 – The Haldimand-Norfolk Health Unit has declared a COVID-19 outbreak at Edgewater Gardens long-term care facility and a Norfolk Association for Community Living facility. One staff member has tested positive for COVID-19 at each location. The Health Unit is working with both facilities to institute a public health management plan.